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OLD MOTHER SHUTTLE Old Mother Shuttle lived in a coal scuttle along with her dog and her cat, what they ate I can't tell but 'tis known very well that not one of the party was fat. Old Mother Shuttle scoured out her coal scuttle and washed both her dog and her cat, the cat scratched her nose so they came to hard blows and who was the gainer by that.
RIDE A COCK-HORSE Ride a cock-horse to Bambury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse; with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever she goes.
THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn't know what to do; she gave them some broth without any bread, she whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
RING AROUND THE ROSIES Ring around the rosies a pocketful of posies atishoo, atishoo we all fall down
ONCE I SAW A LITTLE BIRD Once I saw a little bird Come hop, hop, hop, and I cried, Little bird, will you stop, stop, stop I was going to the window to say, how do you do? but he shook his little tail and away he flew.
THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER There was a jolly miller once, lived on the river Dee, he worked and sang from morn till night no lark more blithe than he, and this the burden of his song forever used to be, I care for nobody, no, not I; If nobody cares for me
THIRTY DAYS HATH SEPTEMBER Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; all the rest have thirty one days except for February alone, which has twenty eight each year, twenty nine each leap year.
THREE BLIND MICE Three blind mice, Three blind mice, Three blind mice, see how they run, see how they run, they all ran after the farmer's wife, who cut off their tails with a carving knife, did you ever see such a thing in your life, as three blind mice.
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